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enMorning Report: iPhone 6 Gets Real on Video, Adobe Video Updates, More NFChttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_iphone_6_gets_real_video_adobe_video_updates_more_nfc
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/iphone_6_working_leak_620px.png" alt="iPhone 6 working leak" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>Tuesday will finally conclude months of rumors, speculation, and leaks about Apple's next smartphone, but not before the iPhone 6 could get shown off on video&nbsp;— apparently fully assembled and functional. Our Monday edition of the Morning Report also takes a look at a potential security measure in Apple's mobile payment plans, as well as teases forthcoming updates to Adobe's video applications.&nbsp;</p><h3>Functional 4.7-inch iPhone 6 Leaks, Updated Passbook Icon</h3><p>It's been quite a weekend for new iPhone leaks — after months of teasing, a Chinese website finally produced what appears to be a fully functional iPhone 6. <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/06/working-iphone-6-photos/" target="_blank">MacRumors reported Saturday</a> that the 4.7-inch handset clearly shows off space on the home screen for an extra row of icons, along with the round, dual-LED True Tone flash missing from clone devices thus far.<br /><br />Perhaps more compelling is the appearance of a fourth horizontal stripe on the Passbook icon, which appears to show the image of a credit card on a red background. Curiously, the weekend leaks — including several more extensive videos of the handset <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/07/working-iphone-6-more/" target="_blank">posted Sunday</a> — never show the Passbook app being opened, so it's impossible to know what, if anything, may be hiding inside.<br /><br />As the debate over the authenticity of these images and videos continues, we'll all know for sure when Apple executives hit the stage in Cupertino on Tuesday to presumably unveil the real deal.</p><h3>Adobe Teases Forthcoming Pro Video Updates</h3><p>The annual International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) kicks off in Amsterdam this week, but Adobe is getting a jump on the event by <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140907005064/en/Adobe-Unveils-Major-Innovations-Video-Technology-IBC#.VA2atktFyhF" target="_blank">announcing a list of big changes on the way</a> for Creative Cloud video makers, and specifically those using Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC.<br /><br />The most obvious change will be a refreshed user interface across all of the CC pro video applications, with universal Retina Display support and a cleaner, less cluttered appearance. Workflows will now be more streamlined thanks to a new Timeline View in Premiere Pro CC, Curve adjustments and Look Hover previews in SpeedGrade CC, and Rough Cut Dissolves and keyboard shortcuts for tagging in Prelude CC.<br /><br />Creative Cloud will also expand its collaboration tools beyond Mac and PC with a major update to Adobe Anywhere for iPad, which will allow users to scrub and review video footage from centralized media and assets. Although the updates will be shown off at IBC 2014, Adobe isn't saying exactly when they'll be available to consumers, but they are "expected to ship in the coming weeks."</p><h3>Apple NFC Payment System Could Tokenize Credit Cards</h3><p><a href="http://bankinnovation.net/2014/09/apple-to-use-nfc-tokenization-in-payments-system/" target="_blank">Bank Innovation reported Sunday</a> that near-field communication (NFC) may only be one part of Apple's plans for mobile payments on the iPhone (and possibly iWatch as well). The second half of the equation may be a process known as tokenization, which converts a 16-digit credit or debit card number into a more complex, single-use code capable of being "easily transmittable over the air and between devices." Such a method would mean that even if the code could be intercepted by hackers during transmission, it couldn't be used a second time.<br /><br />The report also confirms Apple has already installed NFC contactless payments into the Verifone MX 915 point-of-sale payment terminals at the iPhone maker's retail stores, which are also in use at department stores such as Bloomingdale's and others. Apple reportedly has patent filings related to NFC and tokenization dating back to 2009, and is widely expected to unveil its mobile payment system this week.<br /><em><br />Follow this article’s author, <a href="https://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a><br /><br />(Image courtesy of cnBeta and MacRumors)</em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_iphone_6_gets_real_video_adobe_video_updates_more_nfc#commentsNewsAdobeapple rumorsCreative Cloudiphone 6mobile paymentsMorning ReportNFCPassbookPremiere Pro CCtokenizationiPadiPhoneMacMon, 08 Sep 2014 12:21:43 +0000J.R. Bookwalter20592 at http://www.maclife.comAdobe Serves Up More Than 150 New Pro Video Features for Creative Cloudhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/adobe_serves_more_150_new_pro_video_features_creative_cloud
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/adobe_speedgrade_update_620px.png" alt="Adobe SpeedGrade CC" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>After teasing more than 150 new features for Creative Cloud's pro video applications at the IBC trade show in September, Adobe has finally pulled the trigger on said features, which are now available for download.<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/creativelayer/new-creative-cloud-pro-video-features-now-available/" target="_blank">Adobe announced Thursday</a> the release of updates to Adobe Premiere CC, After Effects CC, SpeedGrade CC, Prelude CC, Adobe Media Encoder CC and Adobe Story CC, collectively known as Creative Cloud's pro video lineup.<br /><br />With more than 150 new features across six applications, the updates include Direct Link integration between Premiere Pro CC and SpeedGrade CC, additional support for 4K and even higher resolutions, new mask tools and monitor overlays and a new tool for After Effects CC that preserves detail while upscaling.<br /><br />“We’re really pleased about these updates, especially coming so soon after a huge spring release and other updates in the summer,” said Bill Roberts, Adobe's Creative Cloud video director of product management. “As the industry moves towards 4K Ultra HD content, we’re delivering not just great apps, but complete workflows. Creative Cloud brings the industry’s leading tools and services together at an affordable price -- and it keeps getting better with each new release.”<br /><br />Adobe has also released <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-prelude-live-logger/id705688267?mt=8" target="_blank">Prelude Live Logge</a>r, a free Preclude CC companion app for iPad that helps users speed up the logging and editing process by making notes, events and even marking good or bad takes while footage is being shot on location.<br /><br />The latest pro video updates for Creative Cloud are now available free of charge to more than one million paid members, which includes access to new Creative Cloud Learn training videos to help get up to speed on the new features.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/adobe_serves_more_150_new_pro_video_features_creative_cloud#commentsNewsAdobeAfter Effects CCCreative Cloudcreative cloud updatesnew featuresPremiere Pro CCpro videoSpeedGrade CCMacFri, 01 Nov 2013 11:45:17 +0000J.R. Bookwalter18515 at http://www.maclife.comOvernight Recap: T-Mobile Makes Us Wanna Jump!, Premiere Pro CC Updatehttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/overnight_recap_tmobile_makes_us_wanna_jump_premiere_pro_cc_update
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/t-mobile_jump_620px.png" alt="Two years is too long to wait for a new phone." width="620" height="300" /></p><p>It's hard not to picture the twin titans of youth rap, Kriss Kross, singing their classic song "Jump" while reading about T-Mobile's latest shakeup of the U.S. wireless market, which allows customers to upgrade their handset up to twice per year. But if that makes you want to jump, jump, stay seated long enough to get through the rest of today's recap, which is sure to make you wanna jump even more.</p><h3>T-Mobile Introduces Jump! Upgrade Program</h3><p>Leave it to T-Mobile US to go in the opposite direction from Verizon and AT&amp;T, <a href="http://explore.t-mobile.com/phone-upgrade" target="_blank">announcing a new program called Jump! on Wednesday </a>which allows customers to upgrade their handset up to twice a year, rather than waiting a full two years. Available July 14th, the plan costs $10 per month but requires a six-month wait for the first upgrade as well as trading in your existing handset in order to get the "same great price as new customers." The program also includes Premium Handset Protection and Mobile Security, which ought to help customers feel like they're getting something for their 10 bucks a month while they wait out the first six months.</p><h3>Adobe Creative Cloud Delivers First Updates for Premiere Pro CC</h3><p><a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2013/07/ppro-cc-july-2013-update.html" target="_blank">Adobe announced Wednesday</a> that the first changes to this year's Creative Cloud are here with a July 2013 update for Premiere Pro CC, the company's flagship video editing software. The update, which can be installed directly from the new Creative Cloud Desktop application, adds support for Adobe Anywhere, which allows teams of video editors to access the same media, but also offers a list of 24 other changes across the entire application, which are detailed in a lengthy blog post on the Premiere Pro Work Area portal.</p><h3>Details Emerge on Amazon's Next-Gen Kindle Fire Tablets</h3><p>We doubt anyone thinks that Amazon won't update the Kindle Fire this year, but <a href="http://bgr.com/2013/07/09/amazon-kindle-fire-hd-2013-exclusive/" target="_blank">BGR is reporting</a> that the e-tailer has three new models on the way for the 2013 holiday season, all of which are upgraded versions of the existing seven-inch, HD and HD 8.9 tablets. So what's new? The refresh will be all about screen resolution, with sources claiming the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 will get a juicy bump from 1920 x 1200 to 2560 x 1600 -- just enough to dethrone the fourth-generation iPad as the king of the hill.</p><h3>Apple Retail Knocking $50 Off HP Printers</h3><p><a href="http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/08/in-a-blast-from-the-past-apple-plans-to-promote-printers-in-its-retail-stores/" target="_blank">9to5Mac is reporting</a> that Apple retail stores have started a promotion on printers from HP and Epson this week, with an instant $50 off on select HP printers in particular through September 6th. The deal harkens back to the days when Apple would offer Mac customers $100 off certain printers with a mail-in rebate, although in the case of the current deal, no additional purchase appears to be necessary to grab the savings.</p><h3>Growl Celebrates 9th Anniversary with Sale</h3><p>While most of the focus this week has been on the fifth anniversary of the iOS App Store, <a href="http://growlmac.tumblr.com/post/55002382442/growl-anniversary-sale" target="_blank">the folks behind Growl are celebrating</a> their own milestone as the software originally called Notifications Center turns nine. Now with support from more than 400 applications, the team is hard at work on new versions as well as a developer SDK, so what better time to celebrate with a sale? <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/growl/id467939042?mt=12&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Growl for Mac 2.0.1</a> is currently a mere 99 cents on the Mac App Store, so grab it for cheap while you can.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/overnight_recap_tmobile_makes_us_wanna_jump_premiere_pro_cc_update#commentsNewsAdobeApple Retail StoresGrowlHPJump!Kindle Firemac app storeovernight recapPremiere Pro CCRumorsT-Mobile USiPadiPhoneMacThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:30:25 +0000J.R. Bookwalter17492 at http://www.maclife.comMAX 2013: What's New with Adobe CC Video Productshttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/max_2013_whats_new_adobe_cc_video_products
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/max_2013_after_effects_cc_keynote_620px.png" alt="Adobe MAX 2013 keynote: After Effects CC" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>Adobe's annual <a href="http://max.adobe.com" target="_blank">MAX conference</a> is in full swing, and the centerpiece is the company's new version of the Creative Cloud suite. With cloud-based Sync settings, Behance social networking features, and&nbsp;updates to all future versions&nbsp;built into the package, here's what to expect when the rebranded Adobe Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and more arrive on June 17.</p><p><img src="http://www.maclife.com/files/u220903/prepro_linklocate.png" alt="Adobe Premiere CC Link &amp; Locate" width="620" height="270" /></p><p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html" target="_blank">Adobe Premiere Pro CC</a> is at the heart of Creative Cloud's video applications, with the latest version debuting a redesigned timeline along with dozens of time-saving shortcuts and features, including duplicate detection markers, the ability to edit source sequences into other sequences without nesting and more intuitive track targeting.<br /><br />Premiere Pro CC also introduces Link &amp; Locate (above), a new feature designed to help editors keep track of storage spread across multiple hard drives, as well as new video integration with Adobe Anywhere for those sharing media on servers. The application now supports a closed captioning workflow as well as a new audio clip mixer, which taps into both VST3 and Audio Units plug-ins on the Mac.</p><p><img src="/files/u220903/ae_c4d-integration_in_ae_620px.png" alt="Adobe After Effects CC Cinema 4D" width="620" height="337" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html" target="_blank">Adobe After Effects CC</a> is borrowing a few tricks from Photoshop, including a new Refine Edge tool for helping separate tricky foreground objects from complex backgrounds, impressive new 3D workflows with the included Maxon Cinema 4D Lite, Warp Stabilizer VFX and Pixel Motion Blur, which adds the illusion of movements to otherwise static content.<br /><br />To make your videos sound as good as they look, <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html" target="_blank">Adobe Audition CC</a> brings enhancements to multitrack editing as well as two new creative tools: Sound Remover for repairing or restoring audio tracks such as dialogue, and a new Preview Editor which provides a split-screen view to quickly compare applied effects to the original.<br /><br />Three of Adobe's more recent video products will also receive updates. <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/prelude.html" target="_blank">Prelude CC</a> adds Adobe Anywhere integration as well as the ability to review clips quickly by hovering to scrub thumbnails, while <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/speedgrade.html" target="_blank">SpeedGrade CC</a> taps into a new GPU-accelerated, 32-bit floating point Lumetri Deep Color Engine (also added to Premiere Pro CC), Shot Matcher for shot-to-shot corrections and a new Luma Waveform display. <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/story-plus.html" target="_blank">Adobe Story CC Plus</a> also adds more collaborative writing tools and the ability to plan camera shots right from the script phase.<br /><br />Adobe will release the updated Creative Cloud worldwide on June 17, available as an annual membership for only $49.99 per month; existing owners of CS3 to CS5.5 are eligible for a discount on their first year for only $29.99 per month, and <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/buying-guide.html" target="_blank">other upgrade options</a> will also be available.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/max_2013_whats_new_adobe_cc_video_products#commentsNewsAdobeAdobe Creative CloudAdobe MAXAfter Effects CCAudition CCCreative CloudPremiere Pro CCvideo editingMacTue, 07 May 2013 15:59:00 +0000J.R. Bookwalter16941 at http://www.maclife.com